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Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history

May 27, 2026

Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet watchdogs showed on Tuesday.
Netblocks, an organization specializing in internet blackouts, wrote on X that the shutdown was "the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history," with iran almost completely cut off from international networks for 2,093 hours.
The organization warned that it was still unclear whether the restoration will last. Data from the IT company Cloudflare also showed an increase in web traffic on Tuesday compared to previous weeks. Iranian sources said President Masoud Pezeshkian had on Monday ordered the blockade on international internet connections to be lifted, though no timeline for restoring access was provided. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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